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Patna High CourtL.P.A/873/2014dismissed

Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2017-03-24Justice Smt. Nilu Agrawal,Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.873 of 2014 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3574 of 2014 =========================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Late Jaggu Mahto R/o Muhalla - Gobindpur ( Fatuha ) P.S. Fatuha in the District of Patna .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Chief Secretary Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development ( Primary Education ) Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna

4. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

5. The District Magistrate/Collector Patna cum Chairman, District Compassionate Appointment Committee, Patna

6. The District Programme Officer ( Establishment ), Patna

7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Patna

8. The Headmaster, Rajkiya Primary School Sripatpur under Parsa Unchal in the district of Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Naresh Kumar Malhotra, Sr. Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Binita Sinha, SC-28 Mr. Vivek Anand Amritesh, AC to SC-28 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 24-03-2017 Heard learned senior counsel, appearing on behalf of the appellant.

Besides the reason, which has been provided by the Learned Single Judge for dismissing the writ application by order, dated 17.02.2014, this Court cannot be unmindful of the fact that the death of the so called bread-earner, i.e., father of the present

Patna High Court LPA No.873 of 2014 dt.24-03-2017 2/2 appellant, happened in the year 2003. 14 years have gone past, since then. The primary object of providing appointment on compassionate ground is to give immediate succor to the family in distress due to the sudden death of the bread-earner and not to provide employment to unemployed or unemployable children of a government servant.

Appeal is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) (Nilu Agrawal, J) SKM/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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